Celebrating Valentine's Day:
Homemade Stationary

Here's a unique paper for art projects or stationary. The kids love making something that is uniquely their own and they are great for homemade Valentine cards and letters. Use combinations of pink and red for a Valentine theme, or other color combinations to suit your own scheme.

SUPPLIES/INGREDIENTS:

For each color –
One tablespoon acrylic paint
Two tablespoons of water
½ cup of liquid fabric starch
a flat cooking pan with sides such as a cookie sheet, roasting pan, or tray
paint brush

DIRECTIONS:

1. For each color, blend acrylic paint and water and then set aside.

2. Fill the pan with the liquid fabric starch. Use a paintbrush to drop paint mixture onto the starch. To avoid a yucky, muddy effect only use a couple of colors at a time.

3. Use a clean paint brush to GENTLY swirl the colors across the top of the starch. DO NOT thoroughly mix as you will lose your effect.

4. Gently lay a sheet of paper on top of the colors.

5. Carefully lift the paper. The swirls of color will now be on the paper.

6. Set the paper aside to dry, paint side up.

7. Add more paint and repeat these steps to make more marbled paper.

Other ideas:

You can also do this with white paper bags

Try making your own specialty envelopes to go with your stationary.

Use index cards or white cardboard to make a bookmark.

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